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. . . And Don't Forget Health Care

By

Albert R. Hunt

Updated Sept. 19, 2002 12:31 a.m. ET

John Breaux is a centrist Democrat who often works with Republicans, especially on health care issues.

It was therefore of more than passing interest last month when the Louisiana Democrat advocated, for the first time, universal health care coverage. The specifics remain sketchy -- in an interview he stresses that "unlike some of the liberals, I'm not talking about ending the private insurance delivery system" -- but it...